ye.shi.mah denotes a desolating state in its sole attestation, though the supplied translation does not isolate its contribution.

Its sole attestation uses a plural absolute noun in connection with desolation, while the supplied APB verse does not make the term’s specific contribution identifiable.

1. Desolating state · dominant

   In Psalm 55:16, the form is a common feminine plural noun in the absolute state. The APB renders the whole verse, “As for me, I call to God, and the LORD saves me,” but does not isolate this noun’s contribution; the attested use can therefore be described only at the level of desolation.

   Psalm 55:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 55:16, the APB renders the verse as a call to God and divine saving, without a clearly identifiable English rendering for this noun. Its specific rendering remains unclear.